Project 25 News

DHS approves labs for P25 compliance program 

By Donny Jackson

Eight laboratories have been approved to test equipment as part of the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program, the DHS Office for Interoperability and Compatibility announced...

Thales Communications announces multiband portable radio 

By Donny Jackson

Thales Communications this week demonstrated an expansion of its multiband-radio capabilities, including a demonstration of P25 trunking by its Liberty portable radio and its prototype Liberty mobile radio....

EADS joins team vying to build L.A. regional interoperable network 

By Glenn Bischoff

Raytheon announced yesterday during IWCE that EADS Secure Networks North America has joined a team that is pursuing the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System contract....

Tyco Electronics unveils new base stations, simulcast offering 

By Donny Jackson

Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems introduced two new base stations and a linear simulcast solution to its infrastructure portfolio this week during IWCE....

Motorola adds to P25, MOTOTRBO portfolios 

By Donny Jackson

Vendor giant Motorola this week announced a more price-sensitive P25 solution, enhancements to its popular MOTOTRBO offering, and a new commercial radio at IWCE....

Genesis announces MOTOTRBO solution 

By Donny Jackson

Network-management provider The Genesis Group announced the GW3-TRBO — performance and management tools for Motorola's popular MOTOTRBO solution — this week at IWCE....

EF Johnson announces new console, assurance solution 

By Donny Jackson

EF Johnson Technologies yesterday announced its next-generation dispatch console and an information-assurance offering on the company's Project 25 systems....

Golden Gate Bridge to get P25, wireless communication systems 

By Mary Rose Roberts

The Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District awarded GE Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Co., a $15.5 million contract for an advanced communications and information system (ACIS)....

Delaware to deploy P25 network from Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems 

By Mary Rose Roberts

Delaware state officials chose Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems for the design and installation of a statewide interoperable radio communications system, said a Tyco Electronics’ spokesperson....

NPSTC: Proposed P25-TETRA comparison 'dead in the water' 

By Donny Jackson

A proposed comparison of Project 25 (P25) and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) technologies—focal public-safety communications standards in North America and Europe, respectively—will not be conducted...

Manufacturers successfully test P25 trunking interoperability 

By Glenn Bischoff and Donny Jackson

Five radio manufacturers—Motorola, Tait Radio Communications, Tyco Electronics M/A-COM, EFJohnson Technologies, and Technisonic Industries—successfully conducted interoperability tests this week using the Project 25 Phase 1 trunking common air interface...

P25 pilot tests off-the-shelf systems 

By Mary Rose Roberts

The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center Communications Technologies Center of Excellence (COE) in Camden, N.J., has organized an APCO P25 radio network pilot in conjunction with the Cape May County, N.J., prosecutors’ office....

Arizona conducts first ISSI testing on live network 

By Donny Jackson

Motorola recently announced the first-ever deployment of Inter RF Subsystem Interface (ISSI) gateways between live P25 networks in Arizona...

NPSTC to pursue comparison of TETRA and P25 

By Donny Jackson

Board members for—the National Public-Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)—this week voted to proceed with an effort to provide a written comparison of radio systems using Project 25 (P25) and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) technologies...

Raytheon to deploy P25 system in eastern Idaho 

By Mary Rose Roberts

Raytheon announced this week that it will provide an interoperable, Project 25 (P25) radio system for public-safety agencies throughout eastern Idaho....

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